Suuueeeyyy!

Got an interview at U Arkansas!

I sit down last night at this cool bar in Spokane just to check email and this- write some gibberish to feel somewhat productive and not look like a total loner at the bar- and there it is: the invite.
Of course, as fate would have it, I am writing this within earshot of two Spokane hipsters doing "God talk". How funny the world is.

Anyhow, I just booked a flight to Fayetteville, Arkansas and, at the behest of my dear friend Jens Olsgaard, will be going to JC Penney's to be fitted for a suit. All the dots are connecting and I feel like a kid whose parents just won a trip to Disneyland. I got to celebrate with Joel over local cold brew last night and over local hot brew this morning. Fun to be chasing a dream and have that dream starting to materialize. The pursuit of something is so much more rewarding than wondering and worrying about which path to take. I have done that for the last 5 years (and I'm sure I'm more prepared to do this grad school thing because of that) and am soooooo glad to be moving in a positive direction. This year is getting off to an incredible start.

I apologize for the following piece of Hallmark/Oprah Book Club/Cheeseball sermonizing, but I feeled compelled to say something. I think that everyone has some sort of dream (or dreams). I think that the people who are truly alive are the ones who actively pursue those dreams. I can definitely say that I feel so much more alive in the pursuit of this dream than I have in a long time. In many ways, I feel more alive than I ever have. I hope that all of you have dreams and that, however it fits for you, you are pursuing them.

OK enough. I am going to go watch Slumdog Millionaire.


Peace in the Middle East-

Brandt